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Needlework Pattern

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1910-1930

GUSN

GUSN-284643

Description

Pattern for needlework printed in color on a grid background, depicting six discrete designs: a butterfly, a floral wreath, a basket of roses, a Grecian kylix filled with flowers, a single rose, and a flowerpot filled with a flowering plant. It is mounted on cardstock and marked with the designer's name at the base of the design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

embroidery (visual works)
Pattern, Needlework

Inscription

"Emma A. Sylvester, 149 Tremont Street, Rooms 710-712, Boston, MA" (printed)

Maker

Sylvester, Emma A. (Designer)

Accession Number

1979.69

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